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MEP Success Stories from Ohio

Adjusting Price Model

Reported Year
2021
Schilling Truss Inc. was creating good revenue and doing good work but it seemed as if the profit totals and percentages did not match the potential based on the revenue. It was hard for the client to determine how to price their product and therefore difficult to quote work. This uncertainty led to concerns about profit but also led to unclear

Hearth Products Smart Fire Pit Device

Reported Year
2021
In order to stay ahead of the competition, Hearth Products wanted to upgrade their products to leverage smart phone controls technology. Hearth Products wanted help developing a smart phone application that would have the ability to communicate with a gas fire pit. They would need the app to work with Amazon, Google and Apple smart devices. This

Noble Tool Certification, Cybersecurity and Lean

Reported Year
2021
Noble Tool’s ownership changed and the new owner wanted to focus on business growth by targeting a number of strategic projects to take the business to the next level. It is challenging to complete special projects while maintaining day-to-day operations. The owner reached out to FastLane, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, to

People Power Your Business / Building Buy-In on the Factory Floor

Reported Year
2021
Adam Simpson, the stand-out plant manager at the Franklin Atlas Roofing Facility, had a strong desire to empower every employee in its SW Ohio facility to assist in the refinement of their operations in order to streamline processes while its management developed a culture of continuous improvement.

Leading High Performers

Reported Year
2020
Universal Veneer struggled with low employee morale and high turnover rate. As a result, their president invested in a needs analysis that showed their front-line leaders did not have the proper tools to lead their employees. The company's leadership team consulted with several leadership training providers but found their solutions were expensive

Building a Foundation for a Digital Factory of the Future

Reported Year
2022
Magellan Middletown’s processes were too reliant on manual legacy systems, contributing to rework, scrap, inefficiency and additional time to train new operators. NC programmable equipment required manual load of programs by engineering to shop floor equipment and individual work centers required navigating network folders to find process

Planning For Success

Reported Year
2022
Owner Jacob Rhodes desired to transition to a functional strategic plan that provided not only a roadmap to grow and develop the company but also the ability to transition some of his time away to achieve a better work/life blend. Levi Hollow Tool requested support from OSU South Centers MEP, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, in

Reforming Business Practices Through Continuous Improvement

Reported Year
2022
TruckCorp sought out MAGNET, part of the Ohio MEP and the MEP National Network™, for the center's expertise in operational excellence. TruckCorp wanted to make improvements on the shop floor and train operators to kickstart a new culture of lean disciplines, leading to increased efficiency and promoting business growth and development.